CuRIOS-ED: the technology demonstrator for the CubeSats for rapid infrared and optical surveys mission
Year: 2024
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: To address the need for surveys with high-cadence, large area, and long time baselines to study the transient universe, we intend to launch CuRIOS (CubeSats for Rapid Infrared and Optical Surveys), a constellation of several hundred 16U CubeSats that will provide all-sky, all-the-time observations to a depth of 21 Vega magnitudes in the optical bandpass. A CuRIOS technology demonstrator, known as the CuRIOS-Exploration Demo (CuRIOS-ED), is slated to launch in 2025 as part of the 12U payload. CuRIOS-ED will be used to space-qualify a commercial camera package—the Atik apx60 with Sony IMX455 CMOS detector—for use on the full CuRIOS payload. In this presentation, we discuss the CuRIOS-ED mission design with an emphasis on the disassembly, repackaging, and testing of the Atik apx60 for space-based. The testing results will include characterization of the IMX455 detector and Atik electronics performance, as well as preliminary environmental testing results.
DOI: 10.1117/12.3020559
Authors: Hannah Gulick, Jessica Lu, Aryan Sood, Steve Beckwith, Josh Bloom, Kodi Rider, Dan Werthimer, Wei Liu, Guy Nir, Harrison Lee, Jeremy McCauley
Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W4401807463